Queries about why certain action was taken in a vigilance enquiry raised under RTI

4 Jul, 2012

Background

The appellant wanted to know why minor action was instituted against a Railway employee for having taken bribe even after the employee herself accepted that she had taken the bribe money, whether special favours were extended to the employee who had admitted to having accepted bribe money. He also wanted to know whether the rumors that the enquiry was conducted in the retiring room were correct. The Public Information Officer (PIO) informed the applicant that disciplinary proceeding against the employee was taken as per the merit/ gravity of offence detected during the investigation.